The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Marshall County appears to be trending in a more positive direction as no new cases have been reported on the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website for a week. The case count has held steady at 74, with two deaths tied to the Legionella outbreak since it was first publicly reported on Sept. 4. Marshalltown Mayor Joel Greer told the T-R he was encouraged by the recent developments and hoped it would signify that the end was in sight. “I am nothing short of ecstatic to see that the daily reports have reflected what was predicted by the state health department,” he said. Iowa’s business personhood law allows officials to keep the source of the outbreak confidential unless it is deemed to be in the public interest by either the Iowa HHS director or the state epidemiologist.